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Henri Désiré Gauquié (1858-1927): Catalogue raisonné.
Editions Invenit.
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| N° d'inventaire | 29481 |
| Format | 21.5 x 25.5 |
| Détails | 250 p., illustrated, paperback. |
| Publication | Lille, 2023 |
| Etat | Nine |
| ISBN | 9782376801016 |
Henri Gauquié was born in Flers-lez-Lille in 1858. At a very young age, while living in Valenciennes, he was noted for his talents as a modeler and wood sculptor, and entered the city's Academies where he studied under the sculptor René Fache from 1872 to 1878. From 1878 to 1888, he studied at the École nationale des Beaux-Arts in Paris in the studio of Jules Cavelier. The 1900 World's Fair was a godsend for the young sculptor, who was asked to create several works: his round figures of small Cupids, on the historiated candelabras of the Pont Alexandre III in Paris, were known to all tourists visiting the capital, and to all lovers who, unaware of the value of these ancient bronzes, did not hesitate to attach padlocks to them...
Henri Gauquié, whose marble and bronze figures are inspired by Italian and French sculptures from the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries, claims to be a "decorative sculptor" and offers a rich and varied sculpted work, which is also prized by collectors.
This catalog presents 159 works, not including preparatory studies or different versions taken up by the sculptor himself or reissued after his death. Henri Gauquié is a talented modeler. Few of his drawings are known, but he happily interprets the designs proposed by the architects with whom he worked throughout his career, particularly the architect Henri Guillaume (Paris, 1868-Paris, 1929). His monumental works studied in the catalog are located in many regions of France. The Hauts-de-France region preserves the largest number with nineteen monuments completed, such as L'Abreuvoir, Monument to the 58th British Division in Chipilly, in the Somme, and his Monument to Marshal de Villars in Denain.
Henri Gauquié, whose marble and bronze figures are inspired by Italian and French sculptures from the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries, claims to be a "decorative sculptor" and offers a rich and varied sculpted work, which is also prized by collectors.
This catalog presents 159 works, not including preparatory studies or different versions taken up by the sculptor himself or reissued after his death. Henri Gauquié is a talented modeler. Few of his drawings are known, but he happily interprets the designs proposed by the architects with whom he worked throughout his career, particularly the architect Henri Guillaume (Paris, 1868-Paris, 1929). His monumental works studied in the catalog are located in many regions of France. The Hauts-de-France region preserves the largest number with nineteen monuments completed, such as L'Abreuvoir, Monument to the 58th British Division in Chipilly, in the Somme, and his Monument to Marshal de Villars in Denain.
Henri Gauquié, whose marble and bronze figures are inspired by Italian and French sculptures from the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries, claims to be a "decorative sculptor" and offers a rich and varied sculpted work, which is also prized by collectors.
This catalog presents 159 works, not including preparatory studies or different versions taken up by the sculptor himself or reissued after his death. Henri Gauquié is a talented modeler. Few of his drawings are known, but he happily interprets the designs proposed by the architects with whom he worked throughout his career, particularly the architect Henri Guillaume (Paris, 1868-Paris, 1929). His monumental works studied in the catalog are located in many regions of France. The Hauts-de-France region preserves the largest number with nineteen monuments completed, such as L'Abreuvoir, Monument to the 58th British Division in Chipilly, in the Somme, and his Monument to Marshal de Villars in Denain.